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A Sign of Sanity — Judge Rules ObamaCare Unconstitutional

healthcare, Uncategorized Tagged with: Federal Judge, Health insurance, Obamacare, Unconstitutional

Jan 312011

The full text of the decision from Federal Judge Roger Vinson is not available yet, but according to reporters who’ve seen the decision, he’s ruled the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. The ruling favors of the 26

Bernanke: Nothing to See Here; Move Along

Inflation Tagged with: Inflation, Monetary policy, oil

Jan 312011

From Zerohedge: $100.01 Submitted by Tyler Durden The March Brent Crude contract has just surpassed $100 for the first time since October 2008. Surely nobody is worried about monetary policy and Middle East contagion. After all, this is just throwing darts

US Best Outcome?

economy, Government, Inflation, Investing Thoughts, mauldin Tagged with: Benign Neglect, Gary Shilling, John Mauldin, Policy Standpoint, Political Standpoint

Jan 312011

John Mauldin, in his latest Outside the Box newsletter, presents Gary Shilling’s investment strategies for 2011. Mr Shilling’s picks are based on this expectation: In our view, the overarching reality that will dominate 2011 and, indeed, the next decade or

Coming to A Neighborhood Near You?

economy, Government, law Tagged with: Economic Collapse, Egypt, Egypt Egypt, Human Yearning, Oppressive Government, US

Jan 312011

The horrors of a government in the process of being toppled are captured in this video from Egypt: Egypt is not a country noted for freedom. Nor was the Soviet Union or its various satellites. Eventually peoples overthrow what is

Mauldin on Possible Economic Collapse

Insolvency, mauldin, spending Tagged with: complacency, Gephart, Insolvency, mauldin, politics, Walker

Jan 302011

Our political system is not geared to cutting spending. Politicians want to play Santa Claus and have for about 100 years. The veterans know no other game than increasing spending as a means to buy votes to get re-elected. That

Jim Grant Calls Out Fed

Bernanke, Fed, Insolvency, markets Tagged with: Critical Discussions, Fed, Jim Grant, Stock market

Jan 302011

Jim Grant: “The Fed Is Now In The Business Of Manipulating The Stock Market…Should Confess It Has Sinned Grievously” Submitted by Tyler Durden Jim Grant, who will never be accused of being a fan of the Criminal Reserve, and whose views

M2 Money Supply Beginning to Increase

banks, currency, Fed, Monetarist Tagged with: Banking System, Excess reserves, Inflation, Monetarists, Money supply

Jan 302011

For monetarists, increases in the money supply are generally believed to result in higher prices (inflation). Looking at the rate of increase from the late 1990s until today, there does not appear to be a major change. The fear is

The Irresponsibility of Ben Bernanke and How He Will Destroy the Dollar

Bernanke, employment, Favorites, Inflation, Keynesian Tagged with: dollar collapse, Federal Reserve Chairman, Inflation, Keynes Theory, Yield Curve

Jan 292011

The games played by government to keep the economy afloat are dangerous and futile. Prior policies, not dissimilar to current ones, brought the economy to where it is — ruined! More of the same only exacerbate matters. They will not

Martenson Weekly Summary

economy, Inflation, martenson Tagged with: economy, Inflation, martenson

Jan 292011

Weekly Newsletter for Registered Members Below is the content published on ChrisMartenson.com within the last seven days. Included are Chris Martenson’s blog posts, the Daily Digest, What Should I Do?, Martenson Reports, and upcoming events. Full versions of Martenson Reports

Henry Hazlitt, An Under-Appreciated Hero

economics, ethics, Keynesian, knowledge Tagged with: Henry Hazlitt, John Maynard Keynes, Lew Rockwell

Jan 282011

For those of you who don’t know who Henry Hazlitt was and even for those who believe you do know, Lew Rockwell has an article contrasting him with John Maynard Keynes. Hazlitt is an underknown giant of freedom. He was

Inflation is Real and Underreported

Inflation Tagged with: Chris Martenson, Inflation Numbers, Rate Of Inflation

Jan 282011

For those who want to learn why many of us believe that inflation numbers are understated (deliberately), Chris Martenson has a report that should be of interest. Here is his intro: Inflation is actually much higher than what the BLS

Victor Davis Hanson: “The Old Beneficiaries Are Not Going Quietly Into That Good Night”

economy, Favorites, Government, knowledge, Media Tagged with: Alice In Wonderland, intellectuals, Liquidation Phase, Soap Operas, Victor Davis Hanson

Jan 272011

The change coming as a result of the economic crisis will be monumental. The laws of economics are about to to overwhelm the nonsense that passed for political wisdom and leadership. Our lives are about to be altered in ways

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